turn a blind eye

Kahulugan

to ignore something that you know is wrong

Sadyang hindi pumansin sa isang bagay na alam na mali.

Mga halimbawa

1. 1Teachers can’t turn a blind eye to bullying, even when it happens outside school.
2. 2The manager turned a blind eye when staff left early on Fridays.
3. 3Mum usually turns a blind eye when our rooms are messy, but not when guests are coming.
4. 4For years the club turned a blind eye when members parked on the grass, despite the signs.
5. 5The café owner kindly turns a blind eye if a regular customer is a few pence short.

Grammar

Ang turn lang ang nagbabago: turned, turning. Ang bagay na hindi pinapansin ay sumusunod sa to, at ginagamit din ang parirala nang mag-isa.

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